FIDE Open: Open to
all players. Prizes - 1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd
£100 - plus best performance prize of £50
each.
Entry fee £30 (£25 for hotel
guests)
FIDE
Rated U1900 (U160): Open to (1)
players rated Under 1900 FIDE AND below 160 ECF;
(2) players without a FIDE rating graded below
160 ECF.
Prizes -
1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus
best performance prize of £50. Entry fee £30
(£25 for
hotel guests).
ECF U130: Open to players
graded below 130 ECF.
Prizes -
1st £400; 2nd £200; 3rd £100 - plus
grading prize of £50. Entry fee £35
(£30 for ECF Silver or above members or hotel
guests, £25 for ECF Silver or above members and
hotel guests)
Other
Discounts: GMs / IMs free, FMs half
price. GMs please contact for other conditions.
Late Entries: Entries may
be accepted on the day subject to availability
and payment of a £10 surcharge.
Entry Forms:
Completed entry forms, together with the
appropriate entry fee (payable to “4NCL”) should
be sent to Mike Truran at The Old Farmhouse, 7
Church Street, Ducklington, Witney, Oxon OX29
7UA or emailed to (in the latter case,
please contact Mike for bank transfer payment
details).
Playing Schedule:
Round
1
Friday
19.00
-
23.00
Round
2
Saturday
10.00
-
14.00
Round
3
Saturday
15.00
-
19.00
Round
4
Sunday
10.00
-
14.00
Round
5
Sunday
15.00
-
19.00
A ½ point bye may be taken in
rounds 1–4.
Time Control:All
moves in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment per
move from move 1. Re-pairing will take place 30
minutes after the start of a round. Players will
be defaulted 30 minutes after the scheduled
start of a round.
Grades and Ratings
FIDE ratings from the December 2015
list will be used for the FIDE-rated sections and ECF grades published
in the August 2015 list will be used for the U130
section and unrated players in FIDE rated
sections. If necessary players will be
transferred between sections to take account of
rating/grading movements after date of entry
(see below).
The FIDE Open and the FIDE rated
U1900 (ECF 160) sections will be both FIDE rated and ECF graded. The ECF
U130 section will be ECF graded.
Players without a current FIDE rating or ECF
grade must give details of estimated playing
strength, including any previously held grading,
or current grading from another body.
Ungraded or unrated players may not win a
grading prize and, with the exception of the
FIDE Open, may only win 50% of any other prize.
Notices
English players must be ECF Gold
or Platinum members in the FIDE Open and FIDE
U1900 (ECF U160) sections. There is a £5
discount for ECF Silver or above members in the
ECF U125 section.
Prizes may be changed subject to
numbers of entries.
The 4NCL reserves the right to
transfer players between tournaments at any
time.
Mercure Hotel, Wetherby
All pairings will be made using
FIDE Swiss pairing rules using Swiss Manager.
The submission of an entry
form and payment of the entry fee denotes
acceptance that the 4NCL’s decision is final
in all matters.
The 4NCL reserves the right to
refuse any entry without explanation.
Accommodation
These rates have been
negotiated with Mercure, Wetherby.
£35.00 BB per person per night
(based on two sharing)
£55.00
BB per person per night (single occupancy)
£50.00
DBB per person per night (based on two people
sharing)
£70.00
DBB per person per night (single occupancy)
Please use the entry
form to let us know your accommodation
requirements. Our partners Guaranteed Events will
contact you to confirm arrangements.